Irish Catholics and Secret Societies
...illing their goals. Their histories show the attraction such groups had to Irish immigrants and the struggle the Catholic Church faced in combating it. [1] Brain O’Higgins, What happened on St. Patrick's Day, 1858? : What was the I.R.B.? : Who were the Fenians?, (Dublin: Iris Teoin, 1958), P012.0924, 15.
Thomas Nast Anti-Catholic Cartoons
...post, Nast’s anti-Irish cartoons were examined, revealing beliefs that the Irish were inferior and unable to handle American liberty. This made the Irish a threat to the United States and thus a focus of Nast’s criticism. Connected to this anti-Irish sentiment was also a strong Anti-Catholic feeling throughout the county.
The Story of Duffy’s Cut
...early years of the United States were not the most hospitable to those of Irish descent, even though several Irishmen were essential in helping create the new nation, such as Thomas Fitzsimmons and Commodore John Barry. Ireland, under British rule, was not the best place for Catholics. Protestants got the
Irish College, Rome. Transcripts, 1832-1848 (MC 53)
...he Pontifical Irish College’s Archives. Paul Cullen (1803-1878), the first Irish cardinal, and Tobias Kirby (1804-1895), were two of the most preeminent rectors of the Irish College in Rome. Cullen served as rector from 1821-1849, and was succeeded by Kirby, a priest of the Diocese of Waterford and Lismore, who